SLC to Train Millwright Apprentices in Cornwall
May 15, 2025Cornwall, Ontario – St. Lawrence College is working to bring trades and apprenticeship training to Cornwall to help address the projected retirement of 700,000 skilled tradespeople across Canada by 2028, and the increasing demand for trained Millwrights in Eastern Ontario. The college is proud to announce its Cornwall campus has obtained Training Delivery Agent (TDA) status for its Industrial Mechanic Millwright program.
“Congratulations to St. Lawrence College on becoming an official training partner for the Industrial Mechanic Millwright Training Delivery Agent,” said David Piccini, Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. ” Training Delivery Agents like this give apprentices hands-on experience and will help build our skilled trades workforce by training the next generation of millwrights right here in Eastern Ontario.”
A Training Delivery Agent is approved by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development to provide the in-class training component of an apprenticeship program. With this TDA approval, local millwright apprentices can attend trade school in Cornwall, saving them the expense and time lost to travelling outside the area to develop their skills.
“We are excited to help deliver this advancement in trades education for Cornwall,” said Glenn Vollebregt, President and CEO of St. Lawrence College. “We have a long history of serving the post-secondary needs of Eastern Ontario and this approval from the Ministry recognizes the important contributions made by tradespeople to the economy – and the need to increase their numbers. We are grateful for the ongoing partnership between SLC and the government to train the talent Ontario’s workforce needs.”
Daniel Liao, SLC’s Dean for the Faculty of Trades and Technology said “Millwrights do incredibly important work that keeps industrial employers and the equipment they use in safe, effective shape. Trades such as these hold up the local economy and we take the responsibility of training apprentices seriously at our college. Our faculty and facilities are ready to welcome new apprentices and deliver the trained tradespeople local employers need.”
The Training Delivery Agent status is an important step in ensuring SLC can continue to partner with local employers to train apprentices for in-demand trades.
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- The Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada.
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Additional Info about Millwrights
Industrial Mechanics (Millwrights) are employed in manufacturing plants, utilities, and other industrial establishments. These respected skilled tradespeople earn upwards of $57 per hour in Canada. When an individual’s apprenticeship is completed, they receive the professional designation RSE for Red Seal Endorsed. Fully qualified Red Seal Industrial Mechanics (Millwrights) can undertake a number of tasks, including
- Read blueprints, diagrams, and schematic drawings
- Install, align, dismantle, and move stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment such as pumps, fans, tanks, conveyors, furnaces, and generators
- Operate hoisting and lifting devices such as cranes, jacks, and tractors to position machinery
- Inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions
- Install, troubleshoot, and maintain power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, and programmable logic controls
- Adjust machinery and repair or replace defective parts
- Operate machine tools such as lathes and grinders to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance, or set-up of machinery
- Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work
- Construct foundations for machinery or direct other workers to construct foundations
- Assemble machinery and equipment prior to installation using hand and power tools and welding equipment